Alaska to Patagonia Via the Darién Gap: Where The Road Ends - Common Tread
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The Darién Gap is a roadless, lawless, sometimes hopeless stretch of jungle between Panama and Colombia that is the last place you’d want to ride a motorcycle. But these retired Veterans-Wayne, Simon, Mike, and Richard-are taking up the challenge. Starting in the whiteout blizzard conditions of Alaska and pushing through the sweat-soaked misery of the jungles in South America. Former combat operator, Jake Hamby documents the entire ordeal and as well as taking an unflinching look at life after the military and seeks to answer what does one do Where The Road Ends.
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yellow titles ? only bad part
@RevZilla Sabias que Ushuaia no es el fin del mundo?, La ciudad más austral del mundo es puerto Willians, cruzando al lado chileno, y el verdadero fin del mundo es puerto todo, esa es la última ciudad del continente americano!, Ushuaia es solo una ciudad turistica!
My dad & I made imaginary plans to do this in the mid 60's. Back then the Gap was known for unfriendly natives. Now 60 years later, I hear you might cross paths with drug cartel people. I guess I'll cross it off my bucket list.
What kind of bikes did you use?
I'm surprised they knew to do all this prep for the gap and knew how bad it'd be, but didn't bring extra clutch plates for every bike.
Yeah agree. These guys had more money than sense. Sooo many people have cursed the KLR on this trip south. I did Canada to Argentina on a G650x at 160kg with my luggage, and saw plenty of KLRs struggling along the way. Good adventure, but 10k to cross the gap and basically have porters doing all the work...yeah nah. Oh, and also mostly tarmac the entire way! I'm glad it was only 1hr long tbh, as I prefer offroad adventures and people who actually struggle and make connections with the local people rather than just pay them to do a job.
@@octopusenvy Also clear that they felt the same way as they were struggling through the Darien gap.
@@octopusenvy We spent a few days in the Panama side Kuna village before we went into the jungle. They warmly welcomed us, they invited us into their homes to eat (which we compensated them for) and we interacted with all the kids since they were the most curious about us. We never dismissed them or blew them off. When it rained, we let some of the helpers that were there under our shelters. Many were able to go home at the end of the day. We even fed them to the point we ran out of our own food. They were well compensated and we greatly appreciated their hard work. We worked just as hard to help them to push the bikes through. We didn't ask or expect them to do anything that we wouldn't do ourselves. Obviously, we couldn't have done this without them and we acknowledge them in the move and in the credits. There's a lot you didn't see. Maybe one day there will be a longer cut.
@@octopusenvy Man...even if i highly appreciate their adventure and i have huge respect for them, the trip they've taken deserved a different approach. It begun very promising, but then, with that Darian Gap crossing...it took a nosedive for me (sorry to say). It was just...i don't know...i was asking myself why are they so shocked about the fact that the clutch burned out? I mean, they had a mechanic in the team, isn't this and obvious problem bound to happen in those condition? It was literally obvious it could not be avoided. And Rich the poor guy who had the misfortune to be the first that got the clutch problem, had to be dropped out and the rest that had the same problem but later, got to continue the trip...not fair for Rich! I don't know...maybe it was meant for former military employees, but except for the fact that they had a plan and were determined to complete it, not much else got to me through the screen.
@@MaramuresDualSport yeah same thinking. how would you decide to NOT tow one bike, but then tow THREE!? Good on them, but I'm not even a mechanic and I brought spare clutch plates on my Canada-Argentina trip (didn't need them lol, g650x was solid and LIGHT!)
A Park Ranger, a Doctor, a Mechanic and a Geophysicist walk into a bar.....
In all seriousness amazing video with some amazing men, doing something crazy.
In a town called TURBO.
I watched this whole video and came away with more compassion for the veteran feeling of not belonging and what PTSD and loss of mission purpose does to lives. I also saw 4 good guys pay $10,000 to drag broken motorcycles 100 miles up and down hills in a muddy Jungle, losing one of them. And I heard them say to themselves that this mission will not matter to anyone, maybe not even themselves, when it is done. The message for me in this is that sometimes the hardest mission is adaptation to doing other missions (like charity, community development, security, etc) which are constructive and have expend human capital to have valuable outcomes.
Jesus. Wasn't expecting to find this kind of insight scrolling through the comments. Awesome summary! It's definitely an incredible video.
I saw that with my own father when he returned from Vietnam and then retired after 20 years in the Navy. I love the spirit of this story. It's also noted that two of the guys live in Alaska and two in Colorado--low impact societies.
Tell that to all the rich guys who are never satisfied with all the supercars and yachts they have. They'll be more satisfied by giving their money away
I have a dear friend who sails around the world by herself... out of a similar compulsion to these guys I guess. She tries to raise awareness about recycling and ocean cleanup through her voyages, but deep down she's just running from the world because she doesn't know how to fit into it.
Does an Alaska to Argentina ride or a solo Atlantic crossing make a change in anyone else's life, or in yours? I don't mean to disparage either of those actions... I'm just wondering if the romanticizing of such crusades is actually harmful, or if it's inspiring enough for the onlooker to pursue their own dreams?
Lining the pockets of the gl0balists under false pretenses. War. It's not worth it to send our loved ones to make the rich richer. Once you look into all the pr0xy wars the US has started, you will be disgusted the further down the rabb1t h0le you go. Such as when I found out about Bacha Bazi boys in Afghanistan and how some US soliders reported the Afghan soldiers they were fighting next to and for, only to be told by their own commander to turn a blind eye to it.
That moment at 17:00 with two men giving each other permission to feel and express emotion is everything I didn't know I needed
Those were not tears of pain but tears of disappointment. I've been there. Fear of being left behind sucks
As someone from south america making serious plans to visit patagonia on two wheels I can safely say this has made my plans even more serious.
Good luck. I hope you can make your dreams a reality! Stay safe!
Plan to skip the Darien Gap. . .
I will go, but I want to ferry around the gap.
Did you go?
bring extra clutch plates
"No one trip is going to be like 'now yes my life is complete,' you gotta find that enjoyment in everything you do, right where you're at." That is such an important revelation for some, and reminder for others. Honestly was having kind of a rough day and that helped a lot. What an incredible journey! Kudos for never giving up.
Bravo!!! I think that says it all, boys. Bravo...
interesting to see rich beeing so cool about it. they were basically blaming him to kill his clutch, although they were killing their own ones just as fast (one day longer). send him back. but the other ones are allowed to pull them through. now he has no bike but had to bring clutches to everyone.... that all feels like a dick move
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Why didn't they just buy a cheap bike in Chile? Cause clearly money wasn't much of a constraint.
Hard to tell if he was cool, they cherry picked just small % of what was happening for the video. But maybe he was just relieved to go back (honestly I would be, it looked like hell - they weren't also talking about it that much, but this place really is dangerous AF).
@@nl_kripp yeah thats true. hard to tell if you were not there yourself ... and one hell of a place to be
Yep, the cool move would have been to pick rich bike ( it was just 1 day away, not a big deal ) hauling another bike out of the jungle probably would have delayed then just two or three days more, I feel bad for Rich, the accident 12 something days in the trip could have crushed all his hopes, felt like he got the short end of the stick, just because his bike broke a day earlier.
He should have just bought a cheap bike in Columbia and kept cruising
High production values, hell of a journey and people you get invested in. RevZilla has peaked and outdone themselves.
Yeah, one of the guys in video is my teachers brother, so we got to qatch this in class today!
@@thatonechick9885 Tell Rob Howdy!
revzilla lisenced it after it was finished to upload it. but its nice isn't it.
Revzilla wasn't involved except the distribution.
This is not marketing filler content, this is a really compelling story and fascinating view of some very interesting lives, setting some unique goals, and we get to spend a very worthwhile hour of our time with them.
A great film with a precautionary tale of why you shouldn't contemplate crossing the Darién Gap on fat KLRs or probably any other motorcycle. The rest of the film was wonderful and truly an adventure of a lifetime. The Darién Gap, on the other hand, was an extreme example of embracing the suck. There was a time in my life where I would really look forward to that, but not now.
Indeed, should've definitely taken an XR650L or R with some knobs through the entire trip, would've been slightly less pleasant in the asphalt, but miles better everywhere else.....or maybe a CT125 😅 still commend those vets for doing it
Great bunch of guys and a great video. Thank You!
What a treat! I’ve been looking forward to seeing this since hearing Wayne’s interview on Adventure Rider Radio. Kudos to Jake Hamby for the great documentary and to Common Tread for publishing it.
I am a motorcycle traveler from Argentina, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this incredible film, good roads to all!
Buddy, I wouldn't understand your language, yet I'll subscribe to you as a fellow moto traveler ❤ seems like you have good stuff
@@about_kaku thanks!! you're welcome!!
As someone who is planning to do the pan America highway on my bike (besides the gap lol) this was great.. I definitely hope you guys do a follow up video and talk more about the trip. also big thank you for your service.
"I just don't quit things anyway" I love it
This is my second time I see it... Just to read comments... And when I reach yours... Simon was saying what you wrote! Incredible
What a grand adventure. Ups. Downs. In-betweens. Encapsulates the ADV riding experience 100% while providing valuable insight and relevance to these Veterans lives. Thank you REVZILLA for making this available.
This could of been easily a whole series. One of the best moto documenters I've seen, so well done. would love to see more about this journey.
I wish this video had more views. Definitely worth it
I'm 62 never served. I been riding motorcycle since I was 10. I stumbled on this video and was moved in how dedicated you guys are toward each other and continuing to trying to move on. So inspiring. You men are in my prayers. Bless you and your families. May you find peace.
Should have made a 6 parter out of this, so much cool stuff we didn't get to see. I'm happy to see it finally published though, turned out great
"You got to find that enjoyment in everything you do, right there, where you're at". Important words and very true.
First, my hat is off to all of you guys who served our country. Second, I’m as a 68 year old former dual sport rider, who have inspired me to start riding again. An last of all, to the negative Nancy’s who are posting negative comments, KMA…you do thru the Darien if you have balls.
Life lesson . They summed it up at the end.
Thank you for sharing this amazing adventure. As a former Army Tanker and a long time motorcycle rider, I can completely relate to these guys. The fortitude these men demonstrated along the way is a amazing. Great job men and thank you for sharing.
Yeah, but the refugees forced to travel through this shit because of your actions in the military? Worthless scum, right? You veterans make me sick.
Loved it ! I was honored to meet the guys in Northern California and to be a tiny part of this film. Ride On !
Hats of for this gentlemens from Czech Republic
Stories alone are only memories but a couple of guys can conquer the world!
One of the most underrated channels on TH-cam. Content like this is incredible and the effort that went into making this must have been monumental. A huge thank you for creating this awesomeness!!!!
How is a motorcycle-related channel with 1.18 million subscribers underrated?
That was pretty awesome, makes me regret selling my KLR. They really are great bikes. I can certainly understand wanting to try it the hard way, but in my opinion skipping the Darien Gap wouldn’t have diminished the trip at all.
The best motorcycle journey, period.
"There's no one trip that's going to be like yes now my life is complete. You gotta find that enjoyment in everything you do. You know, right where you're at".
This is a serendipity. Yesterday night I watched an old documentary of the Darien pass
my goodness!!! what a journey!!!
Man, I chose the wrong time of day to watch this: on my iPad pro at night in bed trying to wind my day down. I couldn’t fall asleep for at least a couple of hours afterwards. My bad. Congrats to the production team on creating this superlative work and sharing it with the world! Riveting visuals combined with an incredibly compelling human story. I’m going to rewatch this on the biggest screen and resolution I have access to. And continue trying to live a life motivated less by fear and more by dreams. Peace and stoke.
Mate, I can't tell you how good this film was. Some real real poignant messages come across in this. One of the guys says something about the people watching not caring and maybe even he himself won't care by the end of it, but he carries on nonetheless.
I've often found through really challenging myself, no matter how seemingly impossible or hard the task is. That feeling, the clarity of overcoming it becomes just one of the greatest feelings in the world. And you never forget how hard it was, because it makes other hard tasks become easier.
10/10
I rode my 2007 Suzuki DR 650 from Deadhorse to Anchorage in late September one year (2014), clear roads, if you can call that muddy stretch at the end of the Dalton Highway (going back, anyway-outside of Fairbanks) but it was very cold and I was hailed on twice. Did the whole ride in about 16 hours. It was exhausting, one of the hardest endurance trials I’ve ever endured. Would have loved to do a ride like this, but I’m still active duty and it will have to wait a few more years! Good on these guys, what an experience.
Great bike and an awesome challenge.
More of this please big fan from Ireland .
Mike Eastham is the brother of my teacher, so we got to watch this in class, it's pretty awesome! I think big trips like this are so cool, and I'd love to go on one one day.
Tell Rob I said hello 👋
What a fantastic work of journalism.
Thank you, in Sweden and have been waiting a while for this to come out without a subscribtion. Excellent!
Thank you for publishing this
From a Brit.🇬🇧 vet and biker, gentlemen, I salute you.
Outstanding.🏍️👍🍻
I am halfway of this journey and here I am crying 💕.
Guys together be like- it's all for the LOLs. Love this story, thanks for sharing.
Going through that jungle slower than on foot must be extremely frustrating.
Loved our military members!! What a cool video!
This is one of the most daring motorcycling documentaries I've ever seen.
Soy colombiano y soy propietario de una klr 650, me siento muy orgulloso de mi moto
I had a ‘92 KLR and every so often Guys would tell me “you can go around the world on that thing!” Rad to see guys do it
The best adventure on a motorcycle I've seen! Epic!
I'm a 58 year old VET. Who rides a KLR and I loved this video. God bless you all
Love the choice of KLRs for this.
I so enjoyed watching that although I found myself thinking throughout most of it why they didn't choose lighter bikes. Also I think they should have foreseen the clutch burnout problem in the jungle. In any event, it was awesome. As a USMC Vietnam vet the military part of it really resonated. Semper Fi brothers.
You'd think so, but things in hindsight always seems to be clearer.
Also if I was the leader of the group, after making the decision to haul the bikes across the jungle, I'd have the engines out of the frame to break down the weight and make it easier to haul each part seperately with some makeshift cart to help.
I haven't ridden off road for 40+ years back then we strove to find the lightest bike possible, going big seemed counter intuitive to me. TH-camr "Itchy Boots" has taken the opposite approach on her solo off road adventures, smaller is better in her opinion. 300-450cc small but still big enough for road travel.
@@ra.v.l4038 It depends whats important. You only need 300-450cc if spending lots of time on freeways is important to you. As light as possible if something like that jungle is on your radar or really *anything* that is truly through the trees and fully off-road.
@@dustsmoke I recall watching "Long way up" and "Long way around" the physical exhaustion of the riders wrestling their bikes out of sand and mud seemed so unnecessary. In off road riding days my smaller 250cc would've handled those situations better and much less fatiguing when it would go down. I had no problem keeping up to highway speed either.
A 250 maybe too small for an extended continental journey but a 350 is more than capable, I had a friend in the 80'swho successfully rode from Canada to Suriname on a decrepit 1970s 350 CL twin. He loaded up on a freighter to Columbia when he reached the Darien Gap.
I haven't ridden a dual purpose in decades so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. Bigger just doesn't seem logical to me.
Wow. I am in awe. Good on all of you. Bravo.
Them boys have a lot to be proud of. Cheers to ALL there crew!
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Simply amazing!
a hell of a trip that u got there
the inside the mind of all those veterans was my favourite part
This video deserve some kind of reward
What a video! 🌟
That was fantastic!
From a Marine Corps Vet, I really enjoyed this.
G’day great video guys I could feel the cold from here
More of these please. Riding is so much more than the gear.
Thank you for sharing this, a great story.
Life is a gift! People are going through unimaginable things so appreciate every small things!
Simply amazing
Epic journey. Wow.
What an encouragement . Fighting through the things that can keep us down can be the biggest battles of all. Thank you all for your service . What a journey . ""RIDE ON""
Thanks for letting me ride along. A lot of respect for you guys.
Best I've seen. I want to see vets on bikes. More please!
I feel sad for Rich. Everyone burned out their clutch but only he left the bike there thinking the rest will pull through.
From what little I know about the Darien Gap, that outcome was not at all surprising. But mad respect for them actually getting their bikes out instead of just leaving them in the jungle.
Great video brothers. I'm a cold war Air Force veteran with 10 years active duty and another 5 years of reserves repairing everything from BUFFS to C-5s. I was in the reserves during the first Gulf War but spent the rest of my service facing the Soviet Union from the other side. You put those KLRs -and your bodies- through hell in the GAP not something I will ever want to do, but damn I sure admire what your tenacity going through there head down and just do it. Alaska reminded me of Grand Forks when I worked on the flight line. What's the next adventure? Look forward to seeing it!
Greetings from oregon brothers i just found this vid im 69 and ride bmw gs travel all over love thanks for you taking us along God bless
This deserves so much more attention.
Right now I'm planning on doing all south america with my KLR 650. Watching this, at this moment, has been for me extremely inspiring
THIS IS FREAKING AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is an amazing video, shows the stamina, grit and determination not to quit. I enjoyed seeing the world through the eyes of retired American Service Men. Well done and thank you for your service from northern Canada.
You guys are something special, thanks for your service 🇺🇸
I'm retired Air Force and looking forward to a little trip from California to Alaska LOL.
On top of everything these guys have accomplished, the one thing I envy most is to have a few special buddies you know you can count on to do this kind of things with.
This was a journey i was glad to come on with you guys.
Thanks
Beautiful and powerful story telling. Thank you!
Great watch guys. I enjoyed that.
Absolutely beyond unbelievable !!
Vilket äventyr väldigt inspirerande enda klippet man önskar skulle vara längre ! Vilka hjältar
48:07 You really wonder how the rest of the world perceives what you´re doing out there? I can tell you, man ... all of us adore you for your incredible will and perseverance and we are sure, at least now, every US-Guy is greatful for what you all did for your country back in the days! Great team!!! Best regards from Germany.
Woa baby, as a fellow veteran and motorcycle rider, this video hit me square in the heart. Thanks.
Disregard people complaining about your choices. This was one hell of an adventure and a lot to be proud of.
Man this was beautiful, emotional, and inspiring. If this isn’t nominated for an award, I’ll be pissed.
good stuff, really enjoyed it!
This story reminds me of Indigo pass, tooks my group 8 hours to go barely 8 miles. I was so physically exhausted by the end of the day, full body cramped getting off the bike for the last time that day. While trying to escape indigo pass we were each helping each other heave our dualsports over tree's and logs and impassible terrain. Several obstacles like when we lost the trail, valley's of snow on an otherwise 80* day were scary. Truly a test of our wit. Good job to you guys, I feel ya, quite an impressive journey. Great story telling.
Amazing video. So glad you put it here on TH-cam.
These guys are inspiring.
Excellent, well done lads
I think i speak by everybody here... this was awesome, we need more content like this.
Can't find the words to say how much i liked this film, thanks guys, hoping one day to go on an adventure like this.
Thank you so much for sharing this adventure. I watched it with my family and it a great time.
Unbelievable!! Amazing! So inspirational..Thank you for service boys!!